Offices Closed for Memorial Day
May 27th, 2011 11:23 AM
All ROC offices will be closed Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. Our regular schedule will resume on Tuesday, May 31. If there is an emergency, you can reach a physician on duty through the answering service at 423-664-4460. All physicians and staff or ROC wish everyone an enjoyable and safe holiday weekend.
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Blue Ridge Joins Telemedicine Network
May 25th, 2011 2:07 PM
Blue Ridge, Georgia is the latest area to join ROC's growing network of telemedicine sites. On Thursday, May 26, the first patients will be seen at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge. The telemedicine program allows patients to be seen in their hometown areas rather than having to travel to ROC's offices in Chattanooga. A ROC physician located in Chattanooga uses the latest video and audio technology to provide top level care to the patient in the remote facility. With Blue Ridge, ROC now has nine telemedicine sites in operation with several others scheduled to be added within the next year. ROC welcomes the partnership with Fannin Regional Hospital and the obstetricians in that area as we work together to provide the best health care possible to mothers and babies in the growing region served by ROC physicians.
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ROC Rocks The Boat
May 24th, 2011 9:18 AM
Contratulations to ROC employees, family members and friends (and a couple of ringers) for placing fourth in the Hospital/Medical Practice Division of this year's Dragonboat Races, held Saturday, May 21 in Chattanooga. The annual event, held on Chickamauga Lake, raises money for Children's Hospital at Erlanger Medical Center. ROC employees and family members who participated include Dr. Carlos Torres, Dr. English Rockholt, Kim Barnes, Chuck Barnes, Lesley Hall, Deirdre Matthews, Carol Weaver, Keith Weaver, Amy Amerson, Daryl Amerson, Millie Amerson, Anna Bolt, Lily Bolt, Nona Smith, Gloria Quillen, and Freda Miller.
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Roads Open to ROC
May 10th, 2011 9:42 AM
Update -- 4:30 p.m. May 10 -- While demolition crews work to remove debris from the nearby collapsed building, all roads except Park Avenue are now open.
Original Story: The collapse of an old, vacant building on McCallie Avenue near ROC's Chattanooga office building on the morning of Tuesday, May 10, has caused the closing by the police department of McCallie Avenue and Park Avenue, the two main streets leading to ROC's office building. Traffic police at McCallie and Central and at Park and Eighth will help patients get to ROC's parking area if you identify yourself as a ROC patient. If you have any difficulty, please call ROC at 423-664-4460 and we will assist you. It is unknown how long the streets will be closed. Posted at 11 a.m. May 10
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Congratulations to ROC's Gloria Quillen
April 8th, 2011 8:35 AM
ROC is proud of File Clerk Gloria Quillen for two major accomplshments over the past month. In March, Gloria was sworn in as a naturalized citizen of the United States in ceremonies held in Memphis, Tennessee. And in April, she was informed that she has been accepted into the Nursing School at Chattanooga State Community College. Everyone at ROC congratulates Gloria on these two great accomplishments.
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Dr. Torres Receives Board Certification
April 8th, 2011 8:31 AM
Congratulatons to ROC's Dr. Carlos Torres who has received Board Certification in Maternal Fetal Medicine from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gyneocology. This is the highest level of professional certification that is given and places Dr. Torres among the top MFM professionals in the nation. Dr. Torres already has been Board Certified in General Obstetrics. Other ROC physicians who have Maternal Fetal Medicine Board Certification are Drs. David Adair, Joseph Kipikasa, Bill Roberts, and Shawn Stallings. Drs. Liz Kennedy, Vic Thomas, and Alok Kumar are Board Certified in Neonatology.
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March of Dimes Ambassador Visits ROC
March 23rd, 2011 9:40 AM
Lauren Fleming, the 2011 National Ambassador for the March of Dimes, visited ROC offices in Chattanooga on Tuesday, March 22. Lauren (pictured above with her father, Densel Fleming, and ROC physician Dr. Sunanda "Sunny" Sadanandan), was born three and a half months premature and is now a warm, loving seven year old. In their visit to ROC, the Flemings and March of Dimes officials thanked ROC for its continuing support of the March of Dimes. ROC is a major supporter of the March of Dimes' River Valley Division (Southeast Tennessee) fundraisers, including the upcoming March for Babies, the fall golf tournament, and the annual Chefs' Gala. More information on Lauren can be found at www.marchofdimes.com/laurensstory.
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ROC Goes Paperless
January 31st, 2011 3:35 PM
During February, 2011, ROC will “go live” with a new electronic medical record system that will eliminate paper medical charts and will enable ROC physicians, nurses, and billing personnel to more efficiently handle medical records. The new system is provided by Greenway Medical, Inc., and is designed to make ROC compliant with new federal standards that encourage more efficiency in the healthcare industry. ROC is one of the first Maternal Fetal Medicine practices in the nation to convert to electronic medical records.
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Blairsville Joins ROC’s Expanding Network
January 31st, 2011 3:31 PM
ROC is proud to announce the addition of Blairsville, Georgia, to its growing list of rural areas being served by ROC’s telemedicine network. In mid-January, Blairsville became the sixth telemedicine site served by ROC.
Telemedicine provides ROC patients the opportunity to stay in their local communities while still receiving medical care from a ROC physician. Through the program, which has received national recognition, a ROC nurse and sonographer visit the telemedicine site, while a doctor at ROC’s main office in Chattanooga provides care via high-speed, high-definition video connections. The doctor and patient see each other as if they are in the same room, talk to each other, and the doctor can examine at ultrasound scans and other data as it is transmitted live.
The Blairsville telemedicine clinic is being operated in cooperation with Union General Hospital and the local obstetricians. It is located in the Blue Mountain Family Practice Building adjacent to Union General Hospital. The clinic operates the second and fourth Thursdays of every month.
For more information, please contact Debbie Lance, Director of Telemedicine, at 423-664-4460, or 1-866-4HI-RISK.
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Reception Room Waits
January 31st, 2011 3:28 PM
At ROC, we are always mindful of the time it takes between check-in and when patients are seen by a doctor. We’re patients, too, and we don’t like to sit and wait either. We’re trying our best to keep your waiting time to a minimum. Unfortunately, because of the nature of the medical services we provide, we sometimes experience a backlog. Our goal is to keep your wait to 15 minutes or less, and usually we meet that goal. But if you do experience a problem of having to wait for longer periods, let us know. And be assured, we’re aware of your wait time and are doing everything possible to keep your wait to a minimum.
And speaking of waits . . . the week of February 7, three of our doctors – Drs. Adair, Torres, and Roberts – will attend the annual meeting of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine. This gathering is important to our doctors, giving them an opportunity to visit their peers and discuss the latest developments in maternal fetal care. Because the doctors will be out of town, we’ll be operating at a reduced doctor load during the week, and, yes, your wait time might be a bit longer than usual. But we’ll have plenty of doctors available and they will be working hard to accommodate the needs of all of our patients.
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